A German S38 and S100 E-Boat.
(https://i.imgur.com/cAj6SHL.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/AR3GEAy.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Ynbbbc0.jpg)
Only bought these yesterday, great fun to research and paint.
Damn, Will, those are super sexy!
I've got quite a bit of 1/300 coastal stuff lying around for WWII Pacific, this reminds me I need to get them out and finished.
Can't wait to see yours in action.
V/R,
Jack
:-bd =D> :-bd =D>
Nice stuff, Will ! 8)
Cheers - Phil
Blimey, that was quick and they look great too 8)
Take them away, I am not going to be tempted into yet another period! :P
Look good, Will! :-bd
I can see this line being very successful for Warlord, just a few models on the table and a ton of fun I would imagine.
Great job Will, you certainly don't mess around I think I need to stop procrastinating and get on
Take care
Andy
Greased lightning, mate. Looking really good =D> =D> =D>
Very nice!
But i will rsist and keep using my war at sea minis for naval games!
Looking good Will... I did have a fleeting fancy to get some and have a bash, but common sense kicked in.
Common sense? What's that?
Sweet looking, Mr Lemmy! :-bd
This...
Quote from: Maenoferren on 02 December 2018, 02:04:43 PM
Looking good Will... I did have a fleeting fancy to get some and have a bash, but common sense kicked in.
Got the emailer a couple days ago - went for walk in ice rain - ardour cooled - senses returned.
Quote from: mad lemmey on 02 December 2018, 02:43:56 PM
Common sense? What's that?
Something I seem to have... it could easily have been a survival strategy.. buying more toys after just ordering a 3D printer might not have been life enhancing...
Ahem, best of both worlds?
https://www.shapeways.com/marketplace?type=product&q=Ships
Wow! Those look great. I have some info on German E-Boat camo schemes and will see if I can post it.
Terry
Thanks Terry, that would be fab.
Lemmey,
OK, finally got some sunshine so I was able to take some pics from a couple of books I have on the Kriegsmarine. Also, this link should be of some help as well.
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1MKDC_enUS771US771&biw=1920&bih=938&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=rC4IXMPLFIGt_QbCqZy4DQ&q=s-boats+in+the++kriegsmarine&oq=s-boats+in+the++kriegsmarine&gs_l=img.12...8839.17021..19850...0.0..0.71.1003.17......1....1..gws-wiz-img.......0i8i7i30j0i8i30j0i7i30.ZuOcNPOK88w
Here's the photos - not great, but may be of help.
(https://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh235/terry37photos/Misc%201/DSCF1752_zps514domzj.jpg) (https://s257.photobucket.com/user/terry37photos/media/Misc%201/DSCF1752_zps514domzj.jpg.html)
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh235/terry37photos/Misc%201/DSCF1753_zpsjizbluni.jpg) (http://s257.photobucket.com/user/terry37photos/media/Misc%201/DSCF1753_zpsjizbluni.jpg.html)
Note: this one appears to be a mid-blue and a red brown on a white or very light gray.
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh235/terry37photos/Misc%201/DSCF1754_zpssvqsoyjv.jpg) (http://s257.photobucket.com/user/terry37photos/media/Misc%201/DSCF1754_zpssvqsoyjv.jpg.html)
Photo of the boat above.
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh235/terry37photos/Misc%201/DSCF1755_zpsdocvomvm.jpg) (http://s257.photobucket.com/user/terry37photos/media/Misc%201/DSCF1755_zpsdocvomvm.jpg.html)
No color for this one, but appears to be the same doodles as the previous on a light gray hull and then a white doodle under the blue and brown.
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh235/terry37photos/Misc%201/DSCF1756_zpstopkzbew.jpg) (http://s257.photobucket.com/user/terry37photos/media/Misc%201/DSCF1756_zpstopkzbew.jpg.html)
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh235/terry37photos/Misc%201/DSCF1757_zpsuoknbv2b.jpg) (http://s257.photobucket.com/user/terry37photos/media/Misc%201/DSCF1757_zpsuoknbv2b.jpg.html)
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh235/terry37photos/Misc%201/DSCF1758_zpsbclcnhuh.jpg) (http://s257.photobucket.com/user/terry37photos/media/Misc%201/DSCF1758_zpsbclcnhuh.jpg.html)
From my research, this seems to have been the most common scheme - over all white. it was deemed the best for night time! But not much fun for doing models - give me the colorful schemes!!!!
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh235/terry37photos/Misc%201/DSCF1762_zpsgxi7id9t.jpg) (http://s257.photobucket.com/user/terry37photos/media/Misc%201/DSCF1762_zpsgxi7id9t.jpg.html)
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh235/terry37photos/Misc%201/DSCF1761_zpsbv1oy4w0.jpg) (http://s257.photobucket.com/user/terry37photos/media/Misc%201/DSCF1761_zpsbv1oy4w0.jpg.html)
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh235/terry37photos/Misc%201/DSCF1760_zpsp61xlhzn.jpg) (http://s257.photobucket.com/user/terry37photos/media/Misc%201/DSCF1760_zpsp61xlhzn.jpg.html)
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh235/terry37photos/Misc%201/DSCF1759_zpsaw1rdut4.jpg) (http://s257.photobucket.com/user/terry37photos/media/Misc%201/DSCF1759_zpsaw1rdut4.jpg.html)
Also, if you can find it I highly recommend the book " Arnanstriche und Tarnanstriche der deutschen Kriegsmarine" by Bernard and Graefe Verlag. It is in German, but the photos have English text,and there are some color photos, some color art work showing various camo schemes, and a set of color charts.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Anstriche+und+Tarnanstriche+der+deuthschen+Kriegsmarine
https://www.amazon.de/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Anstriche+und+Tarnanstriche+der+deuthschen+Kriegsmarine
Hope this helps!
Terry
Thanks Terry, I just downloaded the old Revell colour chart for mine, as there's is based on the channel where the bumph i read claimed the Germans didn't feel the need for camo! The Baltic ones had all the fun painting I guess! ;)
Quote from: Terry37 on 05 December 2018, 08:22:23 PM
Lemmey,
OK, finally got some sunshine so I was able to take some pics from a couple of books I have on the Kriegsmarine. Also, this link should be of some help as well.
Some cracking photos there
Take care
Andy
Thanks Leon, my MBTs arrived today.
Look forwards to getting these done this weekend.
MBTS or MTBs? ;D
MBTs? DD Shermans perhaps :)
;D
Masai Barefoot Technology?
Minimum Best Torque?
Met Betrekking Tot?*
* Fiercekitty - WTF is that?
They're canadian- Maybe Bacon Tonight?
Went to see the railway artillery once at the Aberdeen proving guns - and saw the BFG. ;D
Quote from: Westmarcher on 07 December 2018, 08:05:27 PM
;D
Masai Barefoot Technology?
Minimum Best Torque?
Met Betrekking Tot?*
* Fiercekitty - WTF is that?
I did do rather a double take there!
Yep, was at the museum at Aberdeen many times back in the early 60's. Then almost everything was just overall spray painted in a red rust primer. They were still neat though! And also saw Annie!!!
Terry
I like the look of them, then I remembered we do coastal small boats in 1/600th :D
Nice painting Will, they look good.
Two British Vospers MTBs (Thanks Leon), again, great fun to paint.
(https://i.imgur.com/CzRV7ge.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/D1onTEd.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/xr1zgf2.jpg)
Very nice, Will !
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: Steve J on 02 December 2018, 07:41:50 AM
Blimey, that was quick
That's what Mrs Lemmy said ;)
Sorry Will, he set you up for that. :D
Yup, one night... ;)
Finished 6 more MTBs that I received from the amazing Mrs Lemmey for Xmas,
(https://i.imgur.com/NQjvnVM.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/XeVTBsZ.jpg)
With the original two
(https://i.imgur.com/TKUoTwE.jpg)
And flying the White Ensign
(https://i.imgur.com/BIFa46m.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/KIwPQj8.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/qg1oYEG.jpg)
And from contemporary footage
(https://i.imgur.com/tforHB1.jpg)
Very cool!
Excellent stuff! Quite a flotilla you have there!
Assembled a couple of 1/600 HDMLs today. Not quite such an impressive start as yours :-)
Some inspiration/ research
Great models and delightfully interesting YouTube video.
Terry
Cool Mike.
Thanks all
You have done a good job with them
Take care
Andy
Lovely work there Will 8).
Has anyone actually played this game as yet? :-
I had been tempted, on the assumption that it might be a fun whizz-bang beer n'pretzels type game ("What a Sopping Wet Tanker"?) but then I saw some errata posted online which suggested there were well over 100+ pages of rules... which kinda put me right off !
Played a few two player games. I have the rulebook but not the rest of the gubbins and am using 1/600 scale ships.
All of the models I have at the moment are too shallow draught to be affected by torpedoes so we've ignored them meantime.
The rules themselves seem pretty straightforward (assuming we're getting them right!) and so far have given a fast, fun, "two dimensional aerial dogfight" type of game.
The basic rules are half a dozen pages including artwork and diagrams. The advanced rules probably double that.
Does seem more fun than accuracy focussed and seems to me there are some strange decisions in the army (navy?) lists.
Last I saw, the errata was already on v1.1 which tells you something about the product.
I think that it would be a great multiplayer game down the club or participation game at a show.
I don't regret the purchase of the rules or the decision to go Tumbling Dice/ Ros & Heroics 1/600 rather than 1/300.
More inspiration, this time an official wartime British ministry production.
This month's selection from WI
American boats
(https://i.imgur.com/1pdWarb.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/8yldVw4.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/H61kPSa.jpg)
Torpedoes that came with my British MTB flottila
(https://i.imgur.com/l5JjT2R.jpg)
I just saw those on the blog.
They're very nice, indeed, Will. :)
Cheers - Phil
I was tempted by some of the torpedo's for our own 1/600th coastal forces stuff, they look really good!
I got a pack of 1/600 scale torpedoes from Tumbling Dice but I'm still working out how to base them. 32 torpedoes should be more than enough! :)
A mere 32? Amateurs!
The group have agreed to keep things low key.
Small numbers of ships each per game.
Nothing military bigger than a sloop or corvette.
....
I await the arrival of 1/600 scale versions of Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and a hastily scribbled "scenario" for the Channel Dash :)
"I'll just get a couple of boats"
A week later the entire fleet of Coastal Command arrives...
1:570 do you?
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51UZmSIm%2BGL.jpg)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Revell-54195-1-570-Scharnhorst/dp/B0000BX8A0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1548101237&sr=8-2&keywords=scharnhorst
(https://www.amazon.co.uk/Revell-54195-1-570-Scharnhorst/dp/B0000BX8A0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1548101237&sr=8-2&keywords=scharnhorst)
I think that's even cheaper than my FLMS had it! If I had time... so tempting... we 1/600th as well, but some freighters, a tanker and a bunch of destroyers are as heavy as we get, I think. Unless clubmate Roy has quietly put the Home Fleet together :D
Still a bit of detailing to do and ID tags to apply.
Tumbling Dice 1/600 naval.
Rear rank from left to right - Admiralty Drifter, RAF BPB 67ft air-sea rescue launch, 2 RN Harbour Defence Motor Launches and then two seaplane tenders.
Front - two dinghies with airmen waiting to be rescued.
Basic paint job, no fancy cammo or the like, in an effort to get stuff on table before we all go chasing the next big idea!
Smoke me a kipper, Skipper, we'll be back for breakfast!
:-bd =D> :-bd
Thanks to Ithorial for these, extras for my Axis forces.
Two more S Boats and U96 (Das Boot?)
(https://i.imgur.com/aUtqlpo.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/NNllpri.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/9ecG5VH.jpg)
Hopefully I've done them justice Mik.
Looking good, Will.
Glad they're getting some use not just lingering in my "bitz box."
They look Great Will
Take care
Andy
Those are lovely!
:-bd :-SS :-bd
Great stuff, Will. :-bd
Cheers - Phil
Donated by Gennorm, two more Vospers MTBs
(https://i.imgur.com/WL2Urw7.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/RCMhldL.jpg)
Rear with id markers
(https://i.imgur.com/aqNHAmA.jpg)
Good stuff, Will.
:-bd =D> :-bd
I hope you don't mind me posting these here Will, but it's partly your fault I dropped 45 quid at Abingdon on a starter set! :D
My first go at Vosper MTBs
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7828/47285285842_1a486256c9.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2f3rs61)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7848/47285285692_43e29b9734.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2f3rs61)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7850/47285285502_a10ee82ba3.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2f3rs3q) (https://flic.kr/p/2f3rrZ9)
Very nice.
I think you and Will need to get some shots of games posted.
Quote from: Ithoriel on 10 March 2019, 03:31:18 PM
Very nice.
I think you and Will need to get some shots of games posted.
I've got my first game arranged for later this month, so long as we get enough ships painted in time, so I'll post some piccis after that.
Really nice Graham.
If you want a game, shout! :D
Fairmile D (Dog boats)
Pack quite a punch!
(https://i.imgur.com/PBsDTqb.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/GTEROmZ.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/WHLocNK.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/0v7im27.jpg)
Didn't we talk about resizing pictures recently? :) :) :P
Quote from: mad lemmey on 27 March 2019, 12:09:00 AM
Fairmile D (Dog boats)
Pack quite a punch!
(https://i.imgur.com/PBsDTqb.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/GTEROmZ.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/WHLocNK.jpg)
[img width=700]https://i.imgur.com/0v7im27.jpg[/img]
(https://i.imgur.com/0v7im27.jpg)
That last one had one too many spaces between img and width
Quote from: Ithoriel on 27 March 2019, 01:39:05 AM
Didn't we talk about resizing pictures recently? :) :) :P
Yeah, it was late
Looking good Will (once I could see the pictures clearly :D :P)
Nice one Will/Mike/Paul. :)
Cheers - Phil
Sweet little boats!
Latest batch, put the correct guns on the Vospers Mk1s and built and painted a tanker
(https://i.imgur.com/o6oedaw.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/GFlbV2p.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/eUUhCQW.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/4znCTlh.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/tbiXoHS.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/qAxiRjF.jpg)
Top view
(https://i.imgur.com/Tuy5w10.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/iv5K9zT.jpg)
They really are rather spiffy ! :)
Cheers - Phil.
:-bd =D> :-bd
Nice work, Lemmey! :-bd
Those are really nice.
Quote from: Ithoriel on 21 January 2019, 06:35:22 PM
....
I await the arrival of 1/600 scale versions of Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and a hastily scribbled "scenario" for the Channel Dash :)
Now there is the mother of all cruel sea games ! :)
I have got a couple of resin monitors (Insect class) from PT Dockyard - add the guns from 1/600 spares and ........ potential WW1/inter wars games become possible.
With OO late 3mm WW1 Germans , the Freikorp campaign around Riga etc . they are only 120mm in length so don't clog the table. Could also be used for Russian Civic War. 1/600 lets you dabble.
Added two more S Boats, all the way from Poland, via an old friend
https://madlemmey.blogspot.com/2018/12/cruel-seas.html?m=1
:-bd =D> :-bd =D>
Very nice indeed, Will. :)
Cheers - Phil
Nice little fleet you are building there, Will.
Extra torpedoes
https://madlemmey.blogspot.com/2018/12/cruel-seas.html
Rather good.
The Warlord models do paint up nicely. Accuracy is a tad suspect at times, the British trawler has 2 x 12pdr mounted, yet to find any that did though. (Janes, Conways and a book on Allied escorts all consulted)
IanS
Quote from: sunjester on 10 March 2019, 01:52:35 PM
I hope you don't mind me posting these here Will, but it's partly your fault I dropped 45 quid at Abingdon on a starter set! :D
Just seen this post again, Sunjester has dropped a significant amount more than £45 since then. He's probably done that 5 times over now.